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E. P. LAREE.

RAILWAY OAR.

.No. 302,662. Patented July 29.1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,662, dated July 29,1884.

Application filed December 24, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENIO PnosPERo LAREE, of Santa Clara, in theIsland of Cuba, have invented a new and useful Improve- 5 ment inRailway or Tramway Cars; and the following is declared to be adescription of the same.

My invention relates to a car adapted to railway or tramway service upontemporary tracks or uneven country roads, such cars being especiallyemployed for the transportation of sugar-cane, tobacco, rice,cornstalks,

My improved car combines several important features, which together makeit very complete and efficient, as follows: The sides of the car aremade double, the halves being hinged together and the lower half hingedto the bottom of the car. These halves are fastened by catches to thecorner posts of the car, and can be folded over and outward, leaving afree clear space for unloading the contents of the car. The car-axlesare mounted upon and pivoted to a longitudinal bearer, and they are freeto turn upon said pivots, and I employ X-bars to connect said axlestogether, so that in turning a curve the axles will both assume aposition parallel to the radius of the curve. The front axle of my caris made adjustable upon its pivot, so that the wheels will accommodatethemselves to the inequalities of the surface of the country or road.The back axle is constructed with frictionrollers outside thetraction-wheels, and said rollers bear against the under sides ofsegmental frames secured to the under sideof the car. These frames forma medium for carrying the principal weight of the car and contents uponthe friction-rollers and axle, but do not at all interfere with the axleand wheels turning upon the pivot or king pin. The pole of my car ismade with a sector and securing-pin, and it may be elongated orextended. This is made necessary from the fact that in cane-growingcountries, Where my car will be mostly used, the planters employ oxen todraw the wagons, and where several wagons are coupled together eitherupon the rails or road, they employ several teams of oxen, and

which may be made in any usual manner.

The sides are in two parts, a I), and hinged together at 1, the lowerpart, a, being hinged to the floor-frame at 2. These sides will foldover against the wheel-frames down out of the way for unloading, andthey are held up in position preferably by latches or hooks 8, andstaples in the corner posts 0 of the car. In Fig. l aportion of the sidea is shown as removed near the brake-wheehwhich wheel and 'brakemechanism may be of any ordinary construction.

The wheels (I d and e c are mounted upon axles f f and these are carriedby a-longitudinal frame secured upon .the car-body, and said axles f fare pivoted to the frame by kingpins at 4 5, and I employ X-bars g gbetween said axles, and pivoted to them at their ends, so that thesebars compel the axles to turn together upon the radius of a circle corresponding to that upon which the car is mov ing. These X-bars, however,are old, and

form no part of my present invention.

Upon the axles f f are arms h h, and these arms support the swinginglinks and frames t i, carrying the brake-shoes.

The front axle, f, is slotted for the passage of the king-pin 7c, andthere is a pin, 6, passing horizontally through the axle and pink,coupling the axle and pin together. The pink is supported in the frame Zat its upper part, and at its lower part by a strap, Z, from said frame.9') The axle f and wheels turn horizontally with and upon the pin it,and an oscillating movement upon the pin 6 is permitted by the slot inthe axle. This movement allows the wheels d d to accommodate themselvesto inequalities in the surface of the road traveled over withoutdisturbing or upsetting the contents of the wagon.

'port the weight of the car at that part and remove the weight from theaxle f; and, further, said frames keep the wheels steady, and

allow the forward axle to be turned easily by the tongue as the car isdrawn along.

These cars are sometimes run on rails, in which case the rails will bereceived in the central grooves in the traction-wheels, and it issometimes desirable to employ four oxen or other beasts of draft insteadof two, in which case it is preferable to extend the pole, as nextdescribed.

The pole is made of the main piece 0, and the extension-piece p isprovided with lugs 1, and connected to the piece 0 by a pin, 8.

The sector 1 is made with bent-down ends 9, acting as hooks to connectthe pole with the perforated plates upon the front axle, f, and saidsector 0 is connected to a bar, r, and by a'strap, 10, and pin 11 to thepiece 0, and I provide a pin, 12, passing through the piece 0 and sectorr, to keep the pole at right angles to the axle. This pin may be removedwhen the car is upon rails.

A strap, 8, is secured to the piece 0,and between it and 0 the sector isreceived, and I provide a connecting-strap, t, to connect the other endof strap 8 and the piece 0, and form a stop for the extension-pole pwhen drawn back.

The whiffletree and means for hitching the animals to the pole may besecured in any desired position to the rear portion of the pole 0, andwhen two'teams are employed the outer end of the extensioirpole isconnected to the yoke or to the hame-straps. Y

I claim as my invention- 1. Ina railway or tramwaycar, the conrbination, with the body and running-gear, of movable sides made in twoparts and hinged together, and hinges for connecting the lower edge ofthe movable sides to the car, so that the sides will fold downward,afi'ordinga clear space for loading or unloading the car, asset forth;

2. In a railway or tramway car, the combination, with the body andrunning-gear, of

segmental frames or tracks upon the under side of the car, and frictionwheels or rollers upon the axles of the back wheels, upon which the carand frames rest, so that the main weight is taken off the axle andsupported by these frames and rollers, as and for the purposes setforth.

3. In a railway or tramway car,a pole provided with a sector, and meansfor securing said sector to the front axle of the car, in combinationwith a secondary or sliding pole andpins for locking the parts inposition, as and for the purposes set fort-h.

4. In a railway or tramway car, the combination of two-part hinged andfolding sides, a

slotted adjustable front axle, segmental frames or tracks, and frictionbearing-rollers upon the axle of the back wheels,and an extensionpolehaving a segment and means for adjusting and securing the parts, andfastening it to the front axle of the car, as and for the purposes setforth.

Signed by me this 13th day of December, A. D. 1883.

I n. r. LAREE.

\Vitn es ses:

G120. T. PINOKNEY, HAROLD SERRELL.

